CVE-2014-3688

A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) implementation handled the association's output queue. A remote attacker could send specially crafted packets that would cause the system to use an excessive amount of memory, leading to a denial of service.

This issue does affect Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, 7 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG. Future Linux kernel updates for the respective releases will address this issue.

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.